Curious about what the most expensive UNION ARENA cards of them all are?

In this list, we’ll be looking at the best of the best UNION ARENA chase cards fetching the most value on the secondary card market. For this list, we’ll be looking at data for the SR*** and lower cards, while avoiding including the special serialized cards. While technically speaking the serialized cards are the most valuable chase cards in the English version of the game, data for their market worth is also hard to find, and they are so scarce that they often go for thousands upon thousands of dollars.

The serialized cards include:

Lelouch from both Code Geass Vol. 1 and Vol. 2
Yuji Vol. 1 and Sukuna Vol. 2
Tanjiro Serialized
Nezuko Serialized
Chihiro Serialized

#1 Chihiro Rokuhira SR***

In a somewhat unexpected turn of events, the SR*** Chihiro card from Kagurabachi is the most expensive UNION ARENA card right now – and by a wide margin, too. UNION ARENA’s first Manga-based set, Kagurabachi has a massive following despite the manga not even being an anime yet. It’s worth almost twice the second most valuable card on the list, and the first time arguably since Sword Art Online came out that a UNION ARENA card has dethroned Asuna as most expensive overall.

#2 Asuna SR*** (SAO Vol. 2)

Asuna SAO Vol. 2 SR*** — Market price: $900

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I am very, very pleased to include the Asuna SR*** in second place on this list. Worth an incredible $900 on the secondary card market, this card – my favorite of all UNION ARENA cards – just shows how massively popular and relevant Sword Art Online remains over a decade since the anime first came out.

#3 Asuna SR***

For a long time, the Asuna SR*** from Sword Art Online’s original UNION ARENA set was the defining UNION ARENA chase. Clad in her iconic Knights of the Blood Oath uniform, this Asuna encapsulates so much of the energy that made the original Aincrad arc so massively popular when it came out all those years ago.

Today, Asuna’s legacy is honored in this timeless card – a worthy addition to any Asuna-themed collection, and still very near to the top of most expensive UNION ARENA cards of them all.

#4 Nezuko Kamado SR***

I’m not at all surprised to see this gorgeous Nezuko SR*** end up very near the top of this list. For starters, look at that artwork, the colors, and the floral patterns in the background. Here is one of anime’s most recognizable and indeed iconic characters – part of an anime so popular that it was able to launch a movie into the top five most successful films of 2025.

Demon Slayer is a once-in-a-generation kind of anime, and Nezuko bears the weight of that burden splendidly to a more than impressive market value.

#5 Tanjiro – SR***

I have a special attachment to this particular SR*** because it’s not only the only SR*** card I’ve pulled from UNION ARENA so far – I also pulled the serialized version of the card. This Tanjiro is a fantastic card that remains super relevant given the incredible hype that Demon Slayer continues to enjoy as a franchise. As far as UNION ARENA cards go, it’s up there as one of the cards with the brightest feature on the secondary card market.

Its recent upward trajectory might have a little to do with the incredible Demon Slayer Vol. 2 set having just dropped at the end of 2025. Certainly it brought Tanjiro back into the minds of UNION ARENA fans, helping propel a positive market trajectory.

#6 Kirito SR***

Asuna may get top billing on this list, but Kirito is no slouch, coming in just behind the two Demon Slayer characters with an impressive value of his own. Garbed here in his Progressive outfit rather than his iconic Black Swordsman look, fans must be vibing with the more recent treatment, and undoubtedly would love to collect him as part of the pair with the gorgeous SR*** Asuna.

#7 Rukia SR***

Rukia was – when it released – and remains my favorite alternate art SR*** card in UNION ARENA. To me, it is the most beautiful and captures the beauty and appeal that originally captured my imagination when reading the BLEACH manga as a youth so perfectly. Apparently I’m not the only person who has noticed this above-and-beyond artwork featuring Rukia’s greatest moment from the show, as she comfortably sits at the top of the heap of most expensive UNION ARENA cards.

#8 Asta SR***

Asta Chase — Market: $410

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Asta’s SR*** from the Black Clover set has been seeing very positive movement on the singles market relative to other cards on this list. It’s seen nothing but growth throughout 2026. Although it seems to have plateaued for now, this is a very good sign for the future value of this particular chase.

#9 Ichigo Kurosaki – SR***

This epic Ichigo card feels like one of the most iconic UNION ARENA pulls partly because it was one of the very first SR*** cards we ever had back when BLEACH: Thousand Year Blood war debuted. Ichigo as a character has something of a massive comeback story. Once one of the big three anime shows in the 2000s, then a big zero that saw his show canceled, only to come back as one of the most popular modern anime shows. Clearly the confidence shows in this card’s artwork, catapulting it solidly into the top 10 most expensive UNION ARENA cards.

#10 Asuka Shikinami Langley SR***

Asuka Langley SR*** — Market price: $497

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To close this list out, we have one of the more popular “waifu’s” around – the OG Asuka from Evangelion! Here she is pictured in her torn battle suit as depicted in the final Rebuild film – a look she wore during a very hefty scene with a ton of character development for her. What really matters here, however, is that solid price tag, showing Evangelion isn’t just a UNION ARENA set for meta-heads – it’s a solid box to pick up for collectors, too.

The 10 Most Expensive UNION ARENA Cards Right Now